Wooden column.



0. A. JOSE & s. ANDERSON.

WOODEN COLUMN Arrmauld'n run!) NOV-17,1007.

Patent d Oct. 13,1908.

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' osoan AJJOSEAND STEPHEN ANDERSON, or INDIANAROLIS,

WOODEN COLUMN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

INDIANA- Application filed November 27,1907. Sci-51110104360. a

" To all wlwm nit concern:

known that we, Oscar A. J osn and sit SIEPHEN ANDERSON, citizens of theUnited i States, residing at Indianapolis, in the ty of Marion and Stateof Indiana, have inve ed certain new and useful Improven Wooden Columns,of which the fol- Wi g is a specification. This invention relates tohollow wood colns employed in porches and similar structores tosupersede the well known solid wood posts; and the object of theinvention is to provide columns of the above character whereb a largesaving in wood material is fiecte gfu ther object of the inventionconsists iding columns which are made up of lity of strips havinginterlocking joint r Y A hich will be hidden so as to make the colu'n'ippear as though they were formed of a single piece of material.

, Afurther object of the invention consists in providing columnscomposed of a pluraly of strips joined so as to permit contracandexpansion, a characteristic of wood, 1; out exposing the joints to viewor to the weather.

A further object of the invention consists n providing columns whereby,th'rough the irregularity of the surface produced in ari ranging thestrips, a paneled effect may be btained to render the columns more orna-We accomplish the objects of our inven i i y means of the columnillustrated in 'jcompanving drawings, forming a part in whichgure 1 is aside elevation of our imv. 'l iroved column. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the two kinds of strips employed in forming the columns. Fig. 3 is across section of the column, on an enlarged scale. Fig. L is afragmentary detail, on a still further enlarged scale, and shows one setof the strips provided with additional ornamentati'ons on their outersurfaces. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view showing a modifiedconstruction of the interlocking joint for joining the strips.

he advantage of hollow columns composed of a plurality of strips, asidefrom effee-ting a vast saving in the amount of material consumed, isthat by obtaining the numerous oints between the strips, the columns areprevented from crackmg or splitting, to mar their appearance and causeearly deterioration. j

It will be noted that the columns arebuilt up .of two differently shapedstrips '10, and 11 having different thicknesses, so that conunms builtof strips having a uniformthick ness. This saving in material is quitean item especially in view of the growing scarcity of suitable timber.

As before stated, our columns are built up. of two differently formedstrips 10 and 11 which are best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Theextended surfaces of the thickest strips 10 enables both a paneled andornamental effect to be imp The extended surfaces of the strips 10 maybe provided with additional 'ornamenta-tions as shown in Fig. 4, ifdesired. The strips 10 are provided at opposite edges with the grooves12, which receive the tongues 13 on the edges of the strips 11. Thetongues 13 are formed with parallel sides, it being immaterial whetherthe tongues project in parallel or oblique planes with respect to thesides of the strips 10, in order to permit the Fig. 5 of the drawingsillustrates a modiby which the strips are joined. In this instance, thetongues are cut on lines that run obliquely to the faces of the strips,and the grooves in the other strips are cut on corresponding planes toenable them to take over the tongues. This construction may be employed,if desired, without departing from the spirit of'this invention. 1

The columns may be made in various sizes, and to impart a neaterappearance they may be provided with the bases 15 and the capitals 16.

Having thus fully described our said in- Iatent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a hollow wooden column consisting ofa plurality of circumferentially arranged interlocked sections of twodifierent thicknesses, each alternate section formed on a taper androvided on opposite edges with a tongue aving sides running in parallelplanes,'each ini termediate section, between the antecedently meager 0113, V1908.

siderable material is saved over other ,col-

rted to the columns.

columns to expand and contract. The stri s I fied construction of thetongues and grooves vention, what we desire to secure by Lettersmentioned sections, having a uniform width throughout its length andprovided with a longitudinal groove in each edge to receive the tongueof the engaging section, the over lapping of the sections adapted toconceal the joint at the ends of the tongues.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a hollow wooden column consisting ofa plurality of circumferentially arranged interlocked sections of twodifferent thicknesses, each a1- ternate section formed on a taper andprovided on opposite edges with obliquely projecting tongues the sidesof which are cut on parallel planes, each section, intermediate thealternate sections, formed substantially the sz'une width throughout itslength and provided in opposite edgeswith longitudinal grooves cut-tocorrespond with and to receive the tongues on the en ging sections,

the overlapping of the sectlons adapted to conceal the joint at the endsof the tongues.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals atIndianapolis, Indiana, this, 18th dayof November, A. D. one thousandnine hundred and seven.

OSCAR A; JOSE. [L. STEPHEN ANDERSON. [L. lVitnesses:

F. WV. WoERNER, L. B. WOERNER.

